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get the short end of the stick What does get the short end of the stick mean?	to get less than others	I sometimes get the short end of the stick and I have to do more work than the other students.
get the short end of the stick What does get the short end of the stick mean?	to get less than others	I sometimes get the short end of the stick and I have to do more work than the other students.
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There's no such thing as a free lunch What does "There's no such thing as a free lunch" mean?	This idiom means that you don't get things for free, so if something appears to be free, there's a catch and you'll have to pay in some way.

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come out of the blue What does "come out of the blue" mean?	to appear suddenly (as if from the sky)	My friend's idea for making money came out of the blue.
straight up What does "straight up" mean?	alcoholic drink without ice; neat
in pursuit of (something) What does "in pursuit of (something)" mean?	chase after something	The young man has been in pursuit of his dream of becoming a doctor for a long time.
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